Developmental Difference with IQ over 70 in the Criminal Justice System

8/7/2022

(See addition on Brain Injury and ADHD below)

See also:

Missed & Misdiagnosed: The Importance Of Screening For Neurodiversity In The Criminal Justice System -- Different Brains (2021)

Neurodiversity in the criminal justice system: A review of evidence -- UK (2021)

This is going to focus mainly on the BLURRED Neuro-Developmental Differences of ADHD and Autism.

So some people do have a CLASSIC "presentation" --- BUT many don't --- and it can be very BLURRED.

Further, it is not just that OTHER PEOPLE don't understand --- it's that the person themselves and their families don't understand.

I think Developmental Difference cqn be a GIFT ---

BUT it can be a NIGHTMARE if you are trying to manage this in IGNORANCE.

The ATTITUDE of the study to the right is pretty standard --- the person with the Neuro-Developmental Difference is being measured on that person's "ADAPTABILITY" to a Neuro-Typical Society.

We are in desperate need of some DOUBLE EMPATHY --- this needs to be more of a TWO-WAY STREET.

I think if you bring together:

Neuro-Developmental Difference
Ignorance, and
Unconscious Bias
- You're basically going to get the CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM we have today.

Further, some of those folks with "BRAIN INJURY" --- may have started out with a DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCE.

Do Toxic Synergies of Underlying Etiologies Predispose the Positive Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and ADHD? (2020) --- Journal of Attention Disorders
Conclusion: The conclusion of this commentary is that the toxicological interdependence of the underlying etiologies for mTBI and ADHD may help to explain their association as found in the meta-analysis conducted by Adeyemo et al. This commentary explores this dynamic further and, in so doing, underscores the need for additional research to validate these important conclusions.

----Now are there people with Developmental Differences at the TOP of this SOCIETY behaving just badly as those in the CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ----- THERE ABSOLUTELY ARE.

Asperger's from the Inside
High Functioning Autism --- It's NOT What You Think

The misnomer of 'high functioning autism': Intelligence is an imprecise predictor of functional abilities at diagnosis (2020)

Affiliations

1 Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Australia.
2 Stanford University, USA.
3 WA Department of Health, Australia.

Abstract

'High functioning autism' is a term often used for individuals with autism spectrum disorder without an intellectual disability. Over time, this term has become synonymous with expectations of greater functional skills and better long-term outcomes, despite contradictory clinical observations.

This study investigated the relationship between adaptive behaviour, cognitive estimates (intelligence quotient) and age at diagnosis in autism spectrum disorder.

Participants (n = 2225, 1-18 years of age) were notified at diagnosis to a prospective register and grouped by presence (n = 1041) or absence (n = 1184) of intellectual disability.

Functional abilities were reported using the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales.

Regression models suggested that intelligence quotient was a weak predictor of Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales after controlling for sex.

Whereas the intellectual disability group's adaptive behaviour estimates were close to reported intelligence quotients, Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales scores fell significantly below intelligence quotients for children without intellectual disability.

The gap between intelligence quotient and Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales scores remained large with increasing age at diagnosis for all children.

These data indicate that estimates from intelligence quotient alone are an imprecise proxy for functional abilities when diagnosing autism spectrum disorder, particularly for those without intellectual disability.

We argue that 'high functioning autism' is an inaccurate clinical descriptor when based solely on intelligence quotient demarcations and this term should be abandoned in research and clinical practice.